And you Misty are so easily entertained. Heck with what has happened on YT over the years, anything will do to release tension at times.

Countless members threatening to sue or have sued other members.
Breeding without forethought.
Members attempting to fool the unsuspecting public.
Even taking abuse from members for absolutely no reason, even when you are offerring, info, help and support.

Always in for a good laugh, even at my expense.

Hey we need a laugh now and then! So I don't mind. I'm just glad we are here to learn, have fun, and make friends.
I guess thats why we have spell check duh! I will start using it lol.

Now I have been going to all the shows in driving distance and learning and learning. An exhibitor has taken me under her wing and I am her ** ummm** gopher that is a good word for it. Her little girl just made champion a few weeks ago at 12 months and is just about half way to her grand championship in 2 weekends! and I got to clean up her pee in the ring and was darn proud to do it! This exhibitor has a fellow exhibitor and they very lady like discuss who gets to use me and when. Last show my "mentor" ( I call her that but she tells me I am her friend) said to her fellow exhibitor, "I found her first" LOL. There is plenty of me to go around..lol

Lol, I thought it was funny too, I love your sense of humor!

By the way, You can call her Mardelin,
You can call her Mary
You can call her Merdlin
Or you can call her Merlin, just don't call her "Hey!"

Oh dear...let's not get that one going again. :rolleyes:

Not to worry my friends can call me anything they want.:p

I don't mind cleaning pee or poop to learn. :D

Mary I hope you can call me friend some day :).

I thought you understood that......you are my online friend.:D

Thx Mary.

It depends on many things. The resources and experiences. Breeding isn't required as a fancier. Some find it to be a natural progression. It can be joyful. But egads! Breeding can be quite painful. 10 years if ever is a good way to view it.

I have a different take keeping a relationship with the bad breeder. I feel like if they have poor ethics keeping any ties with them may be stopping you from having ties with good people. The old saying "birds of a feather flock together" or "we are judged by the company we keep". This person may be stopping the right person from meeting you because they may see you as having her ethics. Being new you may not think others know her when they probably know what she is all. This is true for the quality of her dogs. I'm not saying you don't know a bad dog from the standard. I'm just saying that being new you could be missing some things that you would see different as an experienced person. Maybe you will feel different about the breeding after outside influences as well.

Not sure how taboo it is to sell unregistered dogs in Ireland. But IMO it's muddy. I would not want to breed to anyone with ethics like this. Something better will come along. You don't want to be labeled as part of her. Parting ways isn't burning bridges. Make things appear that it's not combative in the best manner possible.

we have lift off!
 

i noticed yesterday (well, monday) that Kuki was even More swollen than before and was really driving Dexx (the fixed chi) crazy by wavin her bum about in front of him etc, so i called the stud owner and explained it all, he didn't seem to hopeful about it but i took her up earlier and to his surprise, she stood very happily for his boy- they were just left to it today, and she was so much calmer about her surroundings etc... so if all goes to plan i will have puppy pics in the nursery in jan!
but before, she did honestly seem like she was ready- so she does just takes extra long to get to 'phase 2'? Kuki takes being difficult to predict to a whole new level!
shes lying beside me ever so pleased with herself now! bless her wee (metaphorical) cotton socks!! :D
and Elle, i agree, don't want to be judged by Her ethics, appart from any 'breeders' who are just in it for the money or 'just want to have one litter' then breeding and not registering is just as frowned upon- and adding to irelands general bad reputation of being one of the puppy mill capitals! which is such a pity, because we do have some stunning dogs here that loads of people don't take into consideration :(